English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
APOSTROPHE IN IDIOMS
Leave this place for ~heaven sake~ (nonstandard).
Leave this place for *heaven’s sake* (standard).
May God grant your ~heart desires~ (nonstandard).
May God grant your *heart’s desires* (standard).
My house is a ~stone throw~ from here (nonstandard).
My house is a *stone’s throw* from here (standard).
He has lived here for ~donkey years~ (nonstandard).
He has lived here for *donkey’s years* (standard).
GAB
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